Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-08
THE LATEST NEWS.

A, Il. Bird. with his wife and daughter
l.o.ta. las arrived at Wichita, Kan. and re-
lates terrible story of the wrongs and suit
eruy endured while confined in the prison al
Del Norte, in Old Mexico. Last winter bifa
was manager of all opera company touring III
that country and while playing in Del Aorte
the entire company were arrested upon
'n,sy pretext and thrown into the same
-, son in which Editor Cutting was confined.
They were denied a hearing or trial, and were
lot even allowed to see or converse "l'h
Amer cans, though several tried to see thehh
while they were confined four members OF
The company died Of small-p X, While otheEs
suffered privations and sickness. Lately the
company were released, having lost all 1lc'r
wardrobe and musical instruments. steps
hayn beer, taken to secure redress by placing
the matter in the hands OF the proper auth
critics
4 The Secretary of the Interior has decided
! adverse V to the claim Of the State OF Kansas,
nnder the act of January 90, 1851, admitting
her into l,c Union to s4::, 192, being five per
cent of tue proceeds Of the sales OF certain
lands made between july !, 1854, and June
;. 1855, heretofore reserved for the Cherokee,
Kansas. Miami and Usage tribes OF Indians.
! The secretary in this decision overlnlet the
former action Of the interior department,
! whereby similar accounts, aSSreSat!nS some
thing over 100000 mas been certified to ana
maid to The State by the treasury every year
slrcc 1861. 1t is iutimated that the State OF
Kansas will probably apply to the United
States Supreme Court for mandain'is to COM
pei the commissioner o. the general land OF
lice TO Ger tify to the claim to the first comp
trocr of the treasury for payment, winch
will raise :: question of rights Of States in the
premises This decision vii! affect all State;
admitted into the Uuion since 1881 having LIZ
tlial lands.
Extensive labor strikes have been in pro
gress at Rochester New York. The strikers
attempted 10 prevent men who wanted to worl
from doing SO, and, when they visited lars
shop and attacked the men therein employed
they were treated to hot bath from a stci,
engine, which induced their precip'tatc re
treat Tie OTHER night, in a collision with tn
police, several OF the strikers were killed an
:numbcr wounded.
The loss Of employers AMI workers by III
Pennsylvania coke strike TO ate is compute
a, s1W. 900. 1t is believed the strike will SEQ
; terminate
Prince Albert Victor and George of Vale
arrived at Dublin recently. They We're warln
received by the castle officials and the COZ
, servativc cit zcns presented them with an az
dress The corporation took no official notls
CT their presence. and the people general
: gave them the cold shoulder The youl
, princes attended! the jubilee services held
q ~ pa:ric.i',s cathedral
The lrmours have bought another paci
i, in5-ho:isc OF Omaha.
The crop prospects in the Red River VI
- ley ana in North Dakota generally are SAD
:, De very unfavorable, on account OF the COZ
:, inuetl drought. 1t is predicted that the d
:, iota yield will be less by many million bus
els than tue earlier estimates.
: The President has appointed Hull Hoa
n Ind postmaster at EmmetsburS, Iowa, vi
~ v. j. Brown. resigned.
II Mr. Paruel's word is law with the lr
l. la!;onaiists. Havins "snSsested' 10 MI. Gil
er lecontl; nominated ly the Dublin comm
III ouncil for Lord Mayor that he had bett
he withdraw in favor Of Mr.. Sexton, Gill INN
ng iiatcly complied Sexton, therefore, will
Of ,!c next iur;i Mayor OF Dublin.
Il The death OF Lionel Louis Cohen, II.
=, Dr North iaddin,ton, is announced.
:, '--Jahc sharp, now on trial at New York /
49, bribery, is said to be really sick man. j
ifo evidently does not agree with the &c
millionaire
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